Metallic container



J. E. PRESCOTT. METALLIC CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-6| 19x3 1,1 95,083. Patented Aug. 15,1916.

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JAMES E. PRESCOTT, OF PASSA-IC, NEW JERSEY.

METALLIC CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

Application filed August 6, 1913. Serial No. 783,270.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES E. PRESCOTT, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Passaic, in the countyof Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedMetallic Container, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to sheet metal containers for containing shoeblacking, polishing preparations, ready-mixed paints, salves and othersubstances, and its object is to provide a new and improved metalliccontainer having a tightly-fitting cover which can be quickly andconveniently pried open wltli the use of a coin or a tool whenever it isdesired to obtain access to the contents of the container.

In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of a drawncylinder body provided at its side between the top and bottom portionsthereof with an outwardlyextending annular bead, the said top portion ofthe side being in the form of a frustum of a cone, and a cover having adepending flange terminating at its lower edge in an outwardly-extendhigannular bead, the interior diameter of the said flange beadcorresponding approximately to the exterior diameter of the said conicalportion at a level a distance above the said body head, to provide aseating contact for the cover bead and to provide a prying space betweenthe said body bead and the said cover bead at the time the cover isfirmly seated on the said conical body portion.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the metallic container part beingbroken out and the coin being inserted between the -ody and cover beadsfor prying the cover open; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional sideelevation of the same.

The metallic container consists essentially of a sheet metal body A anda sheet metal body cover B, both drawn from sheet metal blanks in theusual manner. The body A is provided with a flat inset bottom A and aside having a lower cylindrical portion A and a conical upperportion Athe portions A and A being connected with each other by anoutwardly-extending annular bead A.

The cover B is provided with a flat inset top B and a depending flange Bterminating at its lower edge in an outwardly-extending annular bead BThe interior diameter of the bead B corresponds approximately to theexterior diameter of the conical body portion A at a point a distanceabove the head A to provide seating contact for the said cover bead Band to provide a prying space between the beads A and B for theinsertion of a coin or a prying tool to permit of prying the cover Bopen whenever it is desired to obtain access to the contents of thecontainer.

It will be noticed that by the arrangement described the conical upperportion A of the body A limits the downward movement of the cover B whenthe latter is forced in position, it being understood that the bead B isfirmly seated on the conical portion A a distance above the bead A forthe purpose previously mentioned. By the arrangement described the coverB is firmly held in place on the conical portion A of the body A.

In order to prevent the cover B from being forced downward too far onthe conical portion A the latter is preferably provided with a minuteannular ridge A which positively limits the downward movement of thebead B without however interfering with the prying space between thebeads A and B so that a coin C or a prying tool can be convenientlyinserted in the said prying space for prying the cover open whenever itis desired to do so.

The metallic container shown and described is very simple inconstruction and can be cheaply manufactured and the cover B can readilybe forced in position on the conical portion of the body A or the covercan be pried open in a very simple manner whenever it is desired toobtain access to the contents of the container.

. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

A sheet metal container, comprising a body provided at its side betweenthe top and bottom portions thereof with an outwardly-extending annularhead, the said top portion of the side being in the form of a frustum ofa cone, a cover having a depending flange terminating at its lower edgein an outwardly-extending annular tubular bead, the interior diameter ofthe said flange bead corresponding approximately to the exteriordiameter of the said conical body portion at a level a distance abovethe said body bead to provide a seating contact for the cover bead andto provide an unobstructed prying space between the said body bead andthe said cover bead at the time the cover is firmly seated on the saidconical body portion, and an integral minute ridge on the said conicalupper body portion im- 10 mediately beloW the said seating contact.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES E. PRESCOTT.

Witnesses:

IRA J. BOGERT, FLORENCE H. MGOONAGI-IY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

